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Narco Cultura
Narco Cultura

Narco Cultura

The Hits Just Keep on Coming

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CrimeDocumentary

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To a growing number of Mexicans and Latinos in the Americas, narco-traffickers have become iconic outlaws and the new models of fame and success. They represent a pathway out of the ghetto, nurturing a new American dream fueled by the war on drugs. Narco Cultura looks at this explosive phenomenon from within, exposing cycles of addiction to money, drugs, and violence that are rapidly gaining strength on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$163690

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

103 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

22 November 2013

Country

Mexico

Cast

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